Daylight Saving Time

Today, approximately 70 countries utilize Daylight Saving Time in at least a portion of the country. Japan, India, and China are the only major industrialized countries that do not observe some form of daylight saving. (webexhibits.org) It normally starts sometime in March in the Northern Hemisphere and in October in the Southern Hemisphere.

Daylight Saving Time – When do we change our clocks?http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/b2.htmlMost of the United States begins Daylight Saving Time at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday in March and reverts to standard time on the first Sunday in November.

Lesson Plans

Daylight Saving Time – Breaking News English Lesson – ESLhttps://breakingnewsenglish.com/1611/161107-daylight-saving-time.htmlEnglish News Lessons: Free 26-Page lesson plan / 2-page mini-lesson – Daylight Saving Time – Handouts, online activities, speed reading, dictation, mp3… current events.

Reading

When do the clocks change around the world? And why? | | The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/oct/21/spring-forward-fall-back-who-changes-the-clocks-when-and-whyWe examine where daylight saving time came from and why it doesn’t actually save daylight at all

Viewing

Daylight Savings Time – Easy explanations for English language learners – YouTube (4:11)https://youtu.be/dM6gjpKwhSQA short video for English language learners about DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME in CANADA. Appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced ESL.

Daylight Saving Time – explained easily – YouTube (2:29)https://youtu.be/yguSJZx_KJ8Daylight Saving Time: First, you gain an hour, then you lose it. Twice a year, at night, the clocks are reset by one hour, at least in most countries.